tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post3312323117241271178..comments2023-12-26T08:30:05.614+00:00Comments on A Mixed Bag: FOOD FOR THOUGHTValeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-88412681713860171822013-08-25T15:25:45.023+01:002013-08-25T15:25:45.023+01:00You truly had a troubling childhood and you triump...You truly had a troubling childhood and you triumphed. <br />I wished I liked salmon more but I prefer white fish so that is what we eat. Mr BC would like more salmon.katie eggemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615362861509258088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-65228707325263323772013-08-24T16:32:26.422+01:002013-08-24T16:32:26.422+01:00Shame your mother's thyroid problem couldn'...Shame your mother's thyroid problem couldn't have been diagnosed earlier. <br />My husband and son really enjoy salmon. I don't like it as much as they do. Maybe I need to try a few different recipes?<br />CrystalChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778302473630157009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-64738680632196105912013-08-24T03:18:58.949+01:002013-08-24T03:18:58.949+01:00I love me some salmon and I am also grateful for t...I love me some salmon and I am also grateful for the fisherman who takes care of business so I can just pick it up at the store. Your approach to writing is great and that would explain why your stories are always so wonderful. Enjoy your weekend Val.Mr. Shifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07061232966394052314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-2630346085377919552013-08-23T09:40:47.901+01:002013-08-23T09:40:47.901+01:00Hi Denise, I wish there was something we could do ...Hi Denise, I wish there was something we could do because now the children seem to be scapegoats for adults who can't control their emotions. It is getting too common.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-25356632313056019152013-08-23T09:38:24.226+01:002013-08-23T09:38:24.226+01:00Hi Mel. Thank you for your kind words. I am fine a...Hi Mel. Thank you for your kind words. I am fine and Joe may be coming home today so I can practice my bedside manner again. I'm told by others that my upbringing made me a reasonably strong adult and for that I am grateful.<br /><br />Hi Pam, yes the medical profession has made great strides, thankfully. Unfortunately there is still a long path to tread for some poor souls.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-64610788425889219562013-08-23T00:46:00.032+01:002013-08-23T00:46:00.032+01:00Yummm on the salmon find!
And I'm not surpri...Yummm on the salmon find! <br />And I'm not surprised the story finds you once you put pen to paper. <br />Sending healing thoughts for the hubsband...make sure you take care of you in all this.<br />And the statistics are not getting better when it comes to children being abused, abandoned or killed by their parents hands. We don't seem to be getting 'weller' as a society, huhMelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408403855260279799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-22188154219108664522013-08-22T23:08:52.608+01:002013-08-22T23:08:52.608+01:00Val, how did you turn out so well after your mothe...Val, how did you turn out so well after your mother's tirades. Keep in mind, mental illness wasn't part of a doctors repertoire years ago. <br /><br />On a happier note, the salmon sounds marvelous. I love fish, especially salmon. Now I'm hungry. Pam Beers.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05207051298647053528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-43814724159754717382013-08-22T21:21:24.648+01:002013-08-22T21:21:24.648+01:00Just read the above comment Valerie, do hope Joe g...Just read the above comment Valerie, do hope Joe gets out of the hospital soon. <br /><br />I am sad that you had such an abusive mother, sick as she was yes but so sad all the same. You seem to have become a very strong woman because of it. I have a dear friend who suffered from both mother and father, and has a crushed personality. She is a wonderful friend but when I think of how children DeniseinVAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08494518513936310345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-17480507780909758672013-08-22T18:20:22.106+01:002013-08-22T18:20:22.106+01:00Geraldine, I haven't started your book yet, my...Geraldine, I haven't started your book yet, my Joe is in hospital so I can't settle to read. It is at the top of the Kindle books to be read, though.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-68222176561859437152013-08-22T18:16:03.030+01:002013-08-22T18:16:03.030+01:00Hi Pearl, I love ginger so I imagine I woild enjoy...Hi Pearl, I love ginger so I imagine I woild enjoy it with salmon. My cookbook deals with every fish except salmon. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-83095965822483506462013-08-22T18:08:25.039+01:002013-08-22T18:08:25.039+01:00I sounds like a miracle your mother didn't kil...I sounds like a miracle your mother didn't kill you! I'm sorry you had to endure that as a child Valerie, I find it so sad. xx<br /><br />I love salmon, I have discovered a lovely recipe for fresh salmon from the Hairy Dieter's book with ginger and chilli. Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-89857223112446005412013-08-22T17:33:13.833+01:002013-08-22T17:33:13.833+01:00I love when an idea just comes to me and I go with...I love when an idea just comes to me and I go with it, sounds like you do the same thing. Your stories are so diverse Val, I like that. You aren't stuck in just one genre.<br /><br />Speaking of stories, hope you're enjoying Third Chapter, Second Chance. Starting to climb the charts over at Amazon, woohooo...<br /><br />who says romance is dead! LOL<br /><br />I'm in a goofey mood, Geraldine https://www.blogger.com/profile/07410019941984295767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-16469652796276486962013-08-22T16:01:26.808+01:002013-08-22T16:01:26.808+01:00' My job was to step aside and just allow them...' My job was to step aside and just allow them to move THROUGH me.'<br /><br />That's a great way to put it, Ron. It's good that you know what I meant about writing. <br /><br />Dude? OMG that's going too far. I hope it doesn't catch on here.Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-66770994851931530832013-08-22T15:59:11.513+01:002013-08-22T15:59:11.513+01:00Brian, I'm afraid murdering children is all-to...Brian, I'm afraid murdering children is all-too-common these days. I wish I knew the answer to it all. <br /><br />Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-46981422550497261702013-08-22T15:57:57.977+01:002013-08-22T15:57:57.977+01:00Jenny, I'm afraid murder does evolve. It has b...Jenny, I'm afraid murder does evolve. It has become the in-thing, certainly here in the UK. Yes, my mother could have struck once too hard and too often but the view then would be that it was an accidental blow. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-3155083458887699342013-08-22T15:44:36.330+01:002013-08-22T15:44:36.330+01:00Valerie, it was so interesting to read about your ...Valerie, it was so interesting to read about your process of writing. It's funny because your process of writing is how I approached my acting - the characters dictated ME. My job was to step aside and just allow them to move THROUGH me.<br /><br />"I wonder what would happen if members of a men-only group were referred to as gals?"<br /><br />HA! NOT! But what really kills me Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977027331657615697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-36847451160612163372013-08-22T15:34:41.836+01:002013-08-22T15:34:41.836+01:00We're not fish eaters, but I can imagine it wa...We're not fish eaters, but I can imagine it was delicious! Parents killing their own children is an awful thought. Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-33473980723659086062013-08-22T13:04:32.907+01:002013-08-22T13:04:32.907+01:00dang. i dont even want to think about parents kill...dang. i dont even want to think about parents killing their own children...ugh....salmon sounds good...i like your approach to writing as well...i usually start with a general idea and then let it go from there as the story will tell itself....Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-14065460573255152442013-08-22T11:00:14.462+01:002013-08-22T11:00:14.462+01:00I wonder why you think your mum could have become ...I wonder why you think your mum could have become a killer if she had lived in a different period? She might have become a killer then, if one of her punches had injured you in some unexpected but lethal way. In those days, beating kids was thought of as OK though, so there was less social disapproval of it than there is now. <br />Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8984234400935984998.post-88759199754456866182013-08-22T07:18:48.349+01:002013-08-22T07:18:48.349+01:00Sounds like you had a good meal. I like to get som...Sounds like you had a good meal. I like to get some wild salmon once in awhile. I like to get the wild salmon. I do not want the farmed salmon. I hope you can trust it is wild when the package says it is wild.Dan the Mountain Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05011867680756996102noreply@blogger.com